2023 BXT Wines Wheeler Vineyard Blanc De Blanc, San Benito County, USA Mouzon-Leroux 40% whole grapes

40% whole grapes

It’s our 10-year barrel-proof bourbon

This wine macerated for three weeks—among their briefest macerations (Ciliegiolo possesses thick skins and a great deal of phenolic material)—and spent two years in a combination of concrete and steel before being bottled with no additions

The label is a favorite painting of Michele’s fathers by the artist Nino Tirinnanzi

This wine delivers clear mineral verve with distinctive richness and intense texture

2023 BXT Wines Wheeler Vineyard Blanc De Blanc, San Benito County, USA Mouzon-Leroux 40% whole grapesFrom the winemaker: For over 40 years, John Siletto and his family have been organically farming several unique sites and varietals in San Benito County. Planted on a gravelly alluvial fan of Pleasanton loam, 49 year old Wente Clone Chardonnay on the rootstock AXR 1 remains firmly planted having survived phylloxera that swept through the California wine industry 30 years ago. The Chardonnay was our last pick of the 2022 and was hand harvested on the